Steven Dominguez

He goes, well, you know, that's okay.

And at that time, I'm probably making $700, $800 biweekly because I'm part-time.

Again, I'm still going to school full-time.

And it's like three, four grand.

And I'm just like, wow, that's a big step up.

You know, three, four grand will probably get me a studio apartment.

And maybe I can, you know, venture out and still be able to help my mother because she's a substitute teacher.

She doesn't make much.

Right.

You know, she has a stability that she always gets a check, you know, every two weeks.

And I'm a product of that because I understand that that structure now.

But.

If I make more than her, then I can say, hey, listen, whatever I was helping you with, I can still do so and do my own thing.

I just wanted the freedom.

Single, straight male.

I wanted to be with my girlfriends, whoever they were, and just be able to go home after my 9 to 5 and have that structure.

So I always craved it.

I passed the correctional officer exam with flying colors.

I got like a 96 or a 93.

They call me right away within like three months.